Reinelt12
Sick Note
Any player ratings please for us exiles?
Tough ratings today i think.
Here is my attempt at doing so, nevertheless:
Kuipers 6. Not at fault for goals, but no blinders to prevent them.
Virgo 5. Exposed for lack of pace and poor craft at full back.
El-Abd 5. Exposed, improved in the 2nd half, but not enough imo.
Tunnicliffe 6. Average game. Looked a good player in general however.
Elphick 6 Oh dear. Would have been 7/8 but spoilt it with lapse at end.
Crofts 8 I thought he was excellent. Industrious, moments of quality.
Dicker 6 A bit anonymous for me today.
Davies 5 Never got into the game.
Bennett 7 Good, promising with final balls. Agonisingly close with strike.
Dickinson 6 Warmed to his task I felt... but not a great game.
Forster 8 Brilliantly taken goals, great leader on the pitch.
Cox 6 Looked sparky in time he got.
Davies 6 Not enough time to impact / looked promising part of team...
Hart 6 Not enough time for impact.
A bitty performance then... 2-2 draw would have been fair i think. Either team could have got the third, it was a crying shame it was them as we had dominated in the fashion the home side should. I think we are as good as this team. We are a good team waiting to happen in my opinion.
Bring on the next game!
This saved me a lot of time. Well done that man. Crofts was a huge highlight for me.
agreeKuipers 6 - I didn't think he dominated his box today, and was quieter than usual. He was tested with a couple of backpasses (El-Abd ) and did well though.
Virgo 6 - He wasn't overly exposed against Moussa, but he wasn't an asset for us at right back. He was steady, but not overly imposing.
El-Abd 5 - Seems shaky and nervous at the Withdean, I can't think why, but the route of the problem is his lack of ability. He does a job, but he's a liability.
Elphick 6 - A couple of strong challenges and he defended well throughout, but his heading in attacking situations isn't good enough, and he should have been pushing Laurent away from goal, not toward it.
Tunnicliffe 6 - Looks a class act to me, absolutely class. His throws aren't controlled though I don't think, certainly not a major weapon and still a bit casual.
Bennett 7 - Cracking shot which hit the bar, he did ok but wasn't involved enough. When he was, though, he looked a threat and he's going to be a big player for us.
Aaron Davies 6 - Left El-Abd completely exposed at left back, which is always a disaster. He spent too much time playing inside, and didn't offer enough width.
Dicker 7 - Class act, moves the ball well and is quality. He wasn't at his most imposing, but he worked hard and was effective all match.
Crofts 7 - Did everything without fuss, he looks a quality addition to me, but he doesn't offer anything going forward, which isn't overly promising.
Forster 8 - Took his goals magnificently, how he didn't convert that volley though. That was bread and better for him, it was difficult dropping from such a height, but he should have been battering that into the net for the hattrick and 3-2, disappointing. Other than his goals I didn't think he was at his best, but who cares, the man is on FIRE.
Dickinson 6 - Difficult to defend against, but very difficult to read. He doesn't flick the ball on, he likes to bring it down. But he seems a bit blinkered to the pass, so he gets it down and doesn't know what to do with it. Classy, but not the 20 goal striker we need.
Subs
Cox 6 - Didn't really have an impact, didn't have time though.
Davies 6 - Again, no impact One rampaging run through the middle though, that was good. He was very vocal at Michel for not getting him the ball quicker, seems to have some of his confidence back and is going to be an important player for us.
Hart 6 - Not enough time really, but no impact.
Tough ratings today i think.
Here is my attempt at doing so, nevertheless:
Kuipers 6. Not at fault for goals, but no blinders to prevent them.
Virgo 5. Exposed for lack of pace and poor craft at full back.
El-Abd 5. Exposed, improved in the 2nd half, but not enough imo.
Tunnicliffe 6. Average game. Looked a good player in general however.
Elphick 6 Oh dear. Would have been 7/8 but spoilt it with lapse at end.
Crofts 8 I thought he was excellent. Industrious, moments of quality.
Dicker 6 A bit anonymous for me today.
Davies 5 Never got into the game.
Bennett 7 Good, promising with final balls. Agonisingly close with strike.
Dickinson 6 Warmed to his task I felt... but not a great game.
Forster 8 Brilliantly taken goals, great leader on the pitch.
Cox 6 Looked sparky in time he got.
Davies 6 Not enough time to impact / looked promising part of team...
Hart 6 Not enough time for impact.
A bitty performance then... 2-2 draw would have been fair i think. Either team could have got the third, it was a crying shame it was them as we had dominated in the fashion the home side should. I think we are as good as this team. We are a good team waiting to happen in my opinion.
Bring on the next game!